Senior cavalry officer's saber. Double filigree basane-covered handle. Gilded and chased brass, hunter-style, three-pronged mounting with foliate frieze decoration and octagonal oreillons decorated en suite. Quillon curved downwards. Curved blade with double hollow sides, with Solingen fourbisseur mark on the heel, engraved in thirds. Sheet-iron scabbard with two brass bracelets. Cut-out sting. A.B.E. (pitting). First Empire - Restoration period.